Part I
Clerk of the Parliament. 20.—(1) There shall be a Clerk of the Parliament.
(2) The Clerk shall be appointed by the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (established under section 21).
(3) The Clerk’s functions may be exercised by any Assistant Clerk if the office of Clerk is vacant or the Clerk is for any reason unable to act.
(4) The Clerk may authorise any Assistant Clerk or other member of the staff of the Parliament to exercise functions on his behalf.
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. 21.—(1) There shall be a body corporate to be known as “The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body” (referred to in this Act as the Parliamentary corporation) to perform the functions conferred on the corporation by virtue of this Act or any other enactment.
(2) The members of the corporation shall be—
- (a) the Presiding Officer, and
- (b) four members of the Parliament appointed in accordance with standing orders.
(3) The corporation shall provide the Parliament, or ensure that the Parliament is provided with the property, staff and services required for the Parliament’s purposes.
(4) The Parliament may give special or general directions to the corporation for the purpose of or in connection with the exercise of the corporation’s functions.
(5) Any property or liabilities acquired or incurred in relation to matters within the general responsibility of the corporation to which (apart from this subsection) the Parliament would be entitled or subject shall be treated for all purposes as property or (as the case may be) liabilities of the corporation.
(6) Any expenses of the corporation shall be payable out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund.
(7) Any sums received by the corporation shall be paid into that Fund, subject to any provision made by or under an Act of the Scottish Parliament for the disposal of or accounting for such sums.
(8) Schedule 2 (which makes further provision about the corporation shall have effect.
Proceedings etc.
Standing orders. 22.—(1) The proceedings of the Parliament shall be regulated by standing orders.
(2) Schedule 3 (which makes provision as to how certain matters are to be dealt with by standing orders) shall have effect.
Power to call for witnesses and documents. 23.—(1) The Parliament may require any person—
- (a) to attend its proceedings for the purpose of giving evidence, or
- (b) to produce documents in his custody or under his control, concerning any subject for which any member of the Scottish Executive has general responsibility.
